FNUS73 KGRR 061243
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DUMP RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
843 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED LIGHT
RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CLOUDY AND COOL WEATHER TO FOLLOW
FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-3500
                    FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-200 (POOR TO FAIR).

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     50     51     48
RH..............34     29     26     31
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 6    N 6    N 6
20 FT GUST......10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
                    OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO
                    3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0 (POOR).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD).

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FORECASTER...HOVING
REQUESTED BY...JOE RASPOTNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120406.DUMPR.01/GRR